It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Jay Royals had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 56-47. The victory was familiar territory for Jay who now have four in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Presley Hawthorne, who scored 17 points. It was the first time this season that Hawthorne scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hattie Locklin, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Despite the defeat, Central had strong showings from Lakin Mathews, who scored 14 points, and Lily Mathews, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Jay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Jay will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Paxton at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Jay's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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